Palettes / Colors / #DFDCF9

#DFDCF9 — Pale Blue

#DFDCF9 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFDCF9 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F6F9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCE8F9 and #EDDCF9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DFDCF9

.text { color: #DFDCF9; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 71%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDCF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDCF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6F9DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDCF9: #000000.

How #DFDCF9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDCF9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDCF8  ·  #DFDCFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCF9?

#DFDCF9 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 220, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCF9?

#DFDCF9 is RGB 223, 220, 249 — HSL 246°, 71%, 92% — CMYK 10%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFDCF9?

Its complement is #F6F9DC; analogous partners are #DCE8F9 and #EDDCF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCF9 for text?

Black text on #DFDCF9 has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.